In latin america , argentina has derived it’s name from the word silver

In 16th century spanish explorer juan solis cited a river along south america & gave this name . Capt sebastian cobot passed by this river & gave name la plata , because people here had a lot of silver. In 19th century , when country was freed from spanish it was called argentina

Silver has derived its name from the anglo-saxon word “siolfur”.

‘Ag ‘ is derived from argentum .

the name comes from the greek word ‘arguros’ meaning ‘brilliant white’

Silver stands close to copper chemically & pharmacologically.

Naegeli first observed the so called oligo-dynamic action with these two metals

By observing the results of poisoning by various metals on human beings Hahnemann got the idea of proving metals on human beings

silver was employed by the arabian physicians against dropsy, but can also produce a fatal dropsy.

silver nitrate has been used for several years as a dye for the hair.

the 200th or 1000th potency in watery solution as a topical application in ophthalmia neonatorum has relieved when the crude silver nitrate failed.

COMMON USES

strong , external corrosive agent

antibacterial

making ornaments, utensils,paints

conducter of electricity& heat

silver tin amalgam used for filling teeth

silver salts in photography

glass polishes & battery plates

since ancient times used for treatment

SYMPTOMS OF POISONING:Acute symptoms of poisoning are severe gastro intestinal symptoms, spasms, loss of consciousness, loss of sensitivity over the body and involvement of cardiac activity, widening of the pupils, which do not react to light . In animals after injection of silver compounds paralysis of the central nervous system and soon after death is observed

At the time of hahnemann only silver nitrate was employed and it appears quite remarkable that at that time hahnemann should have seen metallic silver effects in the organism.

Because the general view present in that time was “ metallic silver is insoluble in the animal organism and therefore cannot serve as a medicament.” Now there are about sixteen medicines in argentum group.

1. Mucous membranesUp on the mucous membrane of the stomach and duodenum, the main action of the argentum is to produce atony with great flatulence; but when given in large doses, it causes vomiting, purging and violent gastro intestinal inflammation. It causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, urethra and vagina.

1)Eccentricity- There is a strangeness or eccentricity about the Argentum individual that is usually apparent almost immediately, especially in the case of Argentum men. Argentum people are very open and forthcoming in most cases (rather like Phosphorus) and do not try to hide their eccentricity during the interview. As with all true eccentrics, it is the mental or intellectual aspect of the personality that is ‘off-centre’, rather than the emotions.

The average argentum individual is a mental rather than an emotional type. In other words, he lives more in his head than in his feelings.

2)The unstable mind expressed as various impulses-Argentum’s pathology appears first on the mental rather than the emotional level (Kent: ‘the intellectual feature predominates, the affections are disturbed only in a limited way’).Expressed as various impulses.One impulse of Argentum is very common and is characteristic of the type. This is the impulse to jump when looking down from a height, whether it be a top storey window, or from the railings of a bridge.

The impulse can be so strong that the individual avoids these circumstances for fear that they would jump (Kent: ‘impulse to jump’). This impulse occurs in the absence of any suicidal desire , and is quite inexplicable, both to the patient and to the homeopath. It is just one of those strange impulses to which Argentum is subject.

3) Hurriedness

With deepening pathology argentum’s mind becomes less and less reliable. Concentration becomes difficult, words are misplaced, and the memory becomes patchy and vague. The individual is aware of this mental deterioration, and it usually causes alarm. The feeling of alarm causes thoughts to crowd in upon each other, leading to a feeling of hurriedness (kent: ‘hurry, while walking’). Whenever argentum feels nervous he becomes hurried, rather like lachesis and medorrhinum.

4) Fears & Anxieties- Fear becomes a major problem. Argentum individuals can develop all manner of fears. A particularly characteristic fear is an anxiety felt when looking up at tall buildings.

Another common fear is claustrophobia (though natrum muriaticum is needed for this phobia far more often than argentum). Again the patient has a sense that the walls will fall in, and so this is closely related to the fear of high buildings.

In such a state of fear the patient naturally feels that the world is not a safe place, and this can give rise to feelings of paranoia (kent: ‘fear-of people’).

Agarophobia is another characteristic fear of argentum. It may be mild, causing anxiety only in wide open spaces, or severe, preventing the patient from going out at all. (agarophobia is liable to occur in any individual who feels that his mind is breaking down, since wide open spaces produce a sense of exposure and vulnerability.) Fear of immanent death is also seen sometimes, as is fear of disease (cf. Arsenicum).

5)Anxiety Argentum is one of the principal remedies for anticipatory anxiety (kent: ‘anxiety anticipating an engagement’). It is as though the already shaky mind cannot cope with the uncertainty of not knowing how a coming task or event will turn out.

Like lycopodium, argentum may become anxious when he thinks that something is expected of him, or when he has to perform in some way. At such times anxiety can become extreme, accompanied by palpitations and diarrhoea. This is related to a characteristic expectation of failure, which is often unrealistic, at least in the more healthy argentum individual. At such times encouragement from a friend can bring enormous relief, an example of the impressionability of the type, which results from a lack of mental stability.

Phosphorus’ mind is generally less sharp and less analytical than that of argentum, and more sensitive to environmental influences. Argentum is more liable than phosphorus to develop specific phobias when stressed, and is distinctly more impulsive, and more prone to bizarre ideas (Kent: ‘strange notions and ideas come into his mind. A strange idea comes into his mind that if he goes past a certain corner of the street, he will fall down and have a fit, and to avoid that he will go around the block’.) For phosphorus the primary weakness is a lack of boundaries to the personality, whilst for argentum it is the erratic quality of the thinking processes.

According to Jan scholten Essence of argentums-: holding on to a successful position.Having to hold on to success makes them extremely nervous and tense, even if they don’t show it. They can never be themselves because there is always a former status to keep up. This creates a feeling as if the earth is trembling beneath their feet, there is no feeling of solidity. Of course it is their own anxiety that creates these tremors but to them it appears as if the earth itself is shaking.

6)Mentally dull and sluggish

concentration difficult. Dullness of mind. Aggravation from mental exertion. Prostration of mind. Ideas deficient. Indecisiveness. Irresolute.Arg. Nit- mental operations sluggish. Thought requires effort. Complete loss of consciousness. Memory impaired, cannot find the correct word.Arg. Met- dullness with sensation of emptiness in the head. Confusion as if caused by smoke and sensation of intoxication, with tingling in the head

2) Defective coordination
manifested as loss of control mentally and physically.
Arg nit – symptoms of incordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically. Trembling of affected parts.

6. Side affinity: – predominantly left sidedArg met – left sided pain are characteristic. Dull paroxysmal neuralgia over left side, gradually increasing and ceasing suddenly. Pain between left eye and frontal eminence. Pain in left ovary.
Arg nit – painful affections of left ovary. General aggravation left side. Ulcerative pain in left side under ribs

7. Loud /noisy symptomsNoisy flatus. Stool, belching

8. Predominant action over the mucous membrane and causes great dryness of it.Great dryness of mouth with increased thirst. Dryness of larynx and hoarseness.
Arg nit is an irritant to mucous membranes producing violent inflammation of the throat and a marked gastro-enteritis.
Arg iodatum has a predominant action over the mucous membrane of the throat and larynx and causes hoarseness

11. General aggravation during night and from emotionsaggravation night – arg met and arg nit
ailments or aggravation from strong emotions or excitement — arg met and arg nit

12. General amelioration in open air and from pressure and motionamelioration in open air — arg met and arg nit
pressure – amelioration — arg met and arg nit
motion — amelioration — arg met and arg nit

Flatulent dyspepsia : belching after every meal; stomach, as if it would burst with wind; belching difficult, finally air rushes out with great violence.

Diarrhoea; green mucus, like chopped spinach in flakes; turning green after remaining on diaper; after drinking; after eating candy or sugar; masses of mucolymph in shreddy strips or lumps (Asar.); with much noisy flatus (Aloe).

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